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that move came as senator john mccain was meeting with rebel leaders. abc's alex marquardt reports from beirut. >> reporter: the group that organized that trip for senator john mccain, they told us that he crossed from turkey into syria with just a small contingent of american security and was largely under the protection of the syrian rebels. we're also told that initially he wanted to go much deeper into syria, but in the end went just across the border. he spent about an hour meeting with five different rebel commanders who came from all over syria to plead with him for heavier weapons, a no-fly zone, and air strikes against the forces of president bashar al assad. they also repeated their claims that the assad regime has used chemical weapons. now, mccain has been one of the most outspoken supporters of arming the syrian rebels, and they made it clear to him they are not happy with the lack of u.s. support. alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. >>> returning back here at home, breaking news out of southern california, a wildfire still raging out of cont
that move came as senator john mccain was meeting with rebel leaders. abc's alex marquardt reports from beirut. >> reporter: the group that organized that trip for senator john mccain, they told us that he crossed from turkey into syria with just a small contingent of american security and was largely under the protection of the syrian rebels. we're also told that initially he wanted to go much deeper into syria, but in the end went just across the border. he spent about an hour meeting...
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senator john mccain concedes it's a critical issue for republicans as support for the party among hispanics has dropped dramatically. >>> protesters in egypt are defying the government-ordered nighttime curfew and state of emergency. young people battled with police near two, major hotels. abc's lama hasan has just arrived in cairo. >> reporter: it is even when we were driving in from the airport, we saw the remnants of the battle that had been taking place between the protesters and the police force for five-consecutive days. and as soon as we get closer to tahrir square, which is the birthplace of the revolution two years ago, one of the bridges leading into the square has been closed off to all traffic. and as i said, people here are anticipating the violence, to flare-up once again later on in the day. >> at least 60 people have died since the protests began last week and quickly spread to the major cities. >>> there is a search under way off the coast of italy right now for a u.s. fighter plane that has gone missing. the f-16 was on a training mission and not carrying any weapons when
senator john mccain concedes it's a critical issue for republicans as support for the party among hispanics has dropped dramatically. >>> protesters in egypt are defying the government-ordered nighttime curfew and state of emergency. young people battled with police near two, major hotels. abc's lama hasan has just arrived in cairo. >> reporter: it is even when we were driving in from the airport, we saw the remnants of the battle that had been taking place between the protesters...
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senator john mccain spoke bluntly yesterday on abc's "this week." >> i would call it a coverup. a coverup in the extent there was willful removal of information which was obvious. it was obvious. >> mccain referring to exclusive reporting from abc news. our report last week showed the state department was involved in editing the cia's talking points about benghazi in the days after the attack. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >>> and there's more outrage than usual directed at the irs this morning after its targeted of the tea party. the agency is apologizing for heightened scrutiny of certain groups during last year's elections. it is blaming three lower level employees. a report coming out this week claims senior irs officials knew about the targeting as early as 2011. several congressional committees are promising to investigate. >>> the united states and south korea have begun joint naval exercises despite objections from the north. the trillions got under way this morning with an american strike group led by the "uss nimitz." the strike group h
senator john mccain spoke bluntly yesterday on abc's "this week." >> i would call it a coverup. a coverup in the extent there was willful removal of information which was obvious. it was obvious. >> mccain referring to exclusive reporting from abc news. our report last week showed the state department was involved in editing the cia's talking points about benghazi in the days after the attack. four americans were killed including ambassador chris stevens. >>> and...
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one of her harshest krit tickets senator john mccain said he'll make every effort to work with her on important issues. >> tahman bradley, thank you. >>> this one seemed like a no-brainer. you may remember the uproar over carrying small knifes on airplanes. the tsa is dropping the idea after getting an earful. they collected more than 2,000 folding knives a day from passengers. >>> one more story that had washington buzzing yesterday. a massive fire last destroyed a nearly century-old hardware store. more than 200 firefighters were you called to the battle the blaze. about a dozen blocks away from the u.s. capitol. it spread to three other buildings. smoke from the scene could be seen for miles. as you see there, it looked ominously close to the capitol itself. >>> time now for the weather across the nation. showers and thunderstorms from the great lakes to the ohio valley. rain moves into the northeast by tonight. it's a dry day in the plains and upper midwest. >> could be the hottest day of the season in the southwest with phoenix closing in on 110. warmer than normal in pacific nor
one of her harshest krit tickets senator john mccain said he'll make every effort to work with her on important issues. >> tahman bradley, thank you. >>> this one seemed like a no-brainer. you may remember the uproar over carrying small knifes on airplanes. the tsa is dropping the idea after getting an earful. they collected more than 2,000 folding knives a day from passengers. >>> one more story that had washington buzzing yesterday. a massive fire last destroyed a...
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john mccain, lindsey graham and marco rubio. details of a white house backup plan on immigration were leaked over the weekend. >>> general john allen who was nominated to be nato supreme ally commander, and got caught up in the petraeus scandal, has announced his retirement. his concern is for the health of his wife, kathy. she has stood beside him for more than 35 years, allowing him to serve his country. >>> also, former congressman, jesse jackson jr. and his wife are due in court today. expected to plead guilty to federal charges. jackson is accused of spending $750,000 in campaign funds on personal items, including a $40,000 gold rolex. his wife, former chicago lawmaker, sandy jackson, is charged with filing false tax returns. >>> as pope benedict prepares to step down, the buzz is growing about the unlikely possibility that an american could be next in line. the spotlight is on cardinal sean o'malley of boston. he's known for simply wearing a brown robe and scandals. he inherited an archdiocese badly tainted by the church s
john mccain, lindsey graham and marco rubio. details of a white house backup plan on immigration were leaked over the weekend. >>> general john allen who was nominated to be nato supreme ally commander, and got caught up in the petraeus scandal, has announced his retirement. his concern is for the health of his wife, kathy. she has stood beside him for more than 35 years, allowing him to serve his country. >>> also, former congressman, jesse jackson jr. and his wife are due in...
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senator john mccain is looking for answers. >> they apparently did not tell the truth to the congress. the cia did not tell the truth. >> reporter: the cia first told congress that when levinson disappeared in 2007, he was not working for the agency. later, levinson's family said it discovered he was working for a rogue cia unit. >> the cia sent bob levinson there no iran to do investigations on their belaugh. >> reporter: levinson's not been seen or heard from since this video three years ago. >> 33 years of service to the united states deserves something. >> reporter: the iranian government insist they're not holding him and have no idea where he is. the state department continues to work the case. secretary of state john kerry in an interview with abc dismissed any suggestion that the u.s. is not doing all it can to find him. >> there hasn't been progress in the sense that we don't have him back. but to suggest that we have abandoned him or anybody has abandoned him is simply incorrect. >> reporter: secretary kerry says the u.s. is working a number of different channels searching f
senator john mccain is looking for answers. >> they apparently did not tell the truth to the congress. the cia did not tell the truth. >> reporter: the cia first told congress that when levinson disappeared in 2007, he was not working for the agency. later, levinson's family said it discovered he was working for a rogue cia unit. >> the cia sent bob levinson there no iran to do investigations on their belaugh. >> reporter: levinson's not been seen or heard from since...
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senator john mccain in a fiery speech on the senate floor, urged his colleagues to support the measure. >> 11 million people live in the shadows. and they live back here and date back to amnesty. and they are being exploited every, single day. >> reporter: the new proposal could be part of a compromise bill, that puts immigrants living in the u.s. illegally on a path to citizenship. but green cards would not be handed out until the work the is complete. >> we're on the serge of a huge breakthrough on border security. >> reporter: harry reid hopes to finish immigration reform before the fourth of july. the senators that introduced the amendment, did so to garner more overall support for the immigration bill. but yesterday, several gop lawmakers said they're still skeptical. >> thank you for that. >>> the taliban is offering to free army sergeant bowe bergdahl in exchange for five taliban operatives held at guantanamo bay. bergdahl has been missing for four years. officials won't say if they will go along with the swap. >>> torrential rain around calgary, canada. washing out roads and br
senator john mccain in a fiery speech on the senate floor, urged his colleagues to support the measure. >> 11 million people live in the shadows. and they live back here and date back to amnesty. and they are being exploited every, single day. >> reporter: the new proposal could be part of a compromise bill, that puts immigrants living in the u.s. illegally on a path to citizenship. but green cards would not be handed out until the work the is complete. >> we're on the serge...
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. >> and among so many tributes on twitter, senator john mccain, rest in peace james gandolfini. he was one of the nicest guys i ever met. high praise from around the world. >>> the tragic news is also shining a spotlight on the actor's health. as we said, it's believed he suffered a heart attack. abc's chief health and medical editor, dr. richard besser will be joining us in a few minutes to talk about the possible cardiac risk factors. we'll also have more tributes coming up, even some from the past few minutes, about the loss of james gandolfini. >>> another stunning revelation has come to light as lawmakers now looking at the national security agency's controversial surveillance program. for the first time, the fbi has acknowledged using drones to spy on americans. abc's devin dwyer has the very latest from washington. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning, john. we all sort of knew this moment was coming. the u.s. has thousands of drones, more than any other country in the world. of course, they're normally used to target suspected terrorists overseas. but yesterday
. >> and among so many tributes on twitter, senator john mccain, rest in peace james gandolfini. he was one of the nicest guys i ever met. high praise from around the world. >>> the tragic news is also shining a spotlight on the actor's health. as we said, it's believed he suffered a heart attack. abc's chief health and medical editor, dr. richard besser will be joining us in a few minutes to talk about the possible cardiac risk factors. we'll also have more tributes coming up,...
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senators john mccain, dianne feinstein and carl levin, had already complained that the movie erroneously implies that the u.s. used torture in the hunt for osama bin laden. now, they're trying to find out if cia officials deliberately misled the filmmakers. the lawmakers sent a letter to the cia director this week, requesting all documents the agency provided to the filmmakers. >>> it is time, now, for the weather from across the nation on this friday. morning showers in the pacific northwest. snow tapering off from new mexico to southwest texas. showers around corpus christi, dallas and midland. thunderstorms in from jacksonville to orlando and west palm beach. and flurries in western new york. >> 30s in boston and new york. upper 20s across the midwest. 40s from seattle to portland. >>> and when we come back, think your job is stressful? well, the new list of most stressful jobs is just out. >>> and flu cases are spiking far and wide right now. why this season is already so miserable for so many. >>> and capturing memorable moments from a day of firsts on capitol hill. >>> and welcome
senators john mccain, dianne feinstein and carl levin, had already complained that the movie erroneously implies that the u.s. used torture in the hunt for osama bin laden. now, they're trying to find out if cia officials deliberately misled the filmmakers. the lawmakers sent a letter to the cia director this week, requesting all documents the agency provided to the filmmakers. >>> it is time, now, for the weather from across the nation on this friday. morning showers in the pacific...
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today president obama tries to win support from senator john mccain, meeting with his old 2008 rival at the white house. >> the consequences of the congress of the united states overriding a decision of the president of the united states of this magnitude are really very, very serious. >> reporter: more than 70 members of congress, some still dressed for summer vacation, attended a private briefing by the president's national security team. several lawmakers told abc news, if the vote was taken today, they believe it would fail. >> i would not vote for it today. >> in my mind it's far from settled. it is not something that should be undertaken lightly. >> reporter: the president's national security team is providing new physical evidence against the syrian government. >> from first responders in east damascus, we have signatures of sarin in their hair and blood samples. >> reporter: but even with all the evidence that bashar al assad's regime gassed its own people, congress is war weary. >> you know, people want to know that there's not going to be a military engagement, entanglement
today president obama tries to win support from senator john mccain, meeting with his old 2008 rival at the white house. >> the consequences of the congress of the united states overriding a decision of the president of the united states of this magnitude are really very, very serious. >> reporter: more than 70 members of congress, some still dressed for summer vacation, attended a private briefing by the president's national security team. several lawmakers told abc news, if the...
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. >>> an arizona senator john mccain ran into a wall of opposition from his constituents against the u.s. taking any action in syria. during a town hall meeting in phoenix, senator mccain insisted that no u.s. soldiers would be sent to syria. but that didn't go far enough for some in the audience. >> we cannot figure out a way to bring pressure to bear on assad to stop him in ways other than strikes that will kill innocent people. >> you talked about iraq. we went into iraq. iraq was as big a mess now as it was back then. >> and the fireworks may not be over just yet. senator mccain is set to hold another town hall later today in the city of prescot. >>> a bizarre incident. a southwest jet took off with its cargo door still open. people who watched from the terminal said they couldn't believe their eyes. >>> investigators say reckless hunter caused the destructive rim fire that raged across the area around yosemite. they say that hunter built an illegal campfire that exploded out of control on august 17th. since then, the rim fire has the consumed more than 370-square miles. it has d
. >>> an arizona senator john mccain ran into a wall of opposition from his constituents against the u.s. taking any action in syria. during a town hall meeting in phoenix, senator mccain insisted that no u.s. soldiers would be sent to syria. but that didn't go far enough for some in the audience. >> we cannot figure out a way to bring pressure to bear on assad to stop him in ways other than strikes that will kill innocent people. >> you talked about iraq. we went into...
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. >> reporter: senator john mccain made the case for cutting off more than $1 billion in aid to the key u.s. ally. the obama administration is still reviewing that possibility. >> the united states has influence. but if the united states doesn't use that influence, then it has no influence. >> reporter: egypt's prime minister knows losing the aid is a possibility. but hopes it won't happen. >> this will be a very bad sign. it will definitely affect the military for some time. but nothing, people at least one of the benefit of being human, you can survive. >> reporter: the u.s. has been calling on the country to transition to a democratically-elected government. egypt's prime minister says the country could hold free elections within months. diana? >> preeti arla in washington for us this morning. thank you. >>> the u.n. security council says it wants a thorough investigation into claims the syrian government used chemical weapons in an attack yesterday. activists released these graphic images of the alleged gas attack which they say killed more than 100 men, women and children as they s
. >> reporter: senator john mccain made the case for cutting off more than $1 billion in aid to the key u.s. ally. the obama administration is still reviewing that possibility. >> the united states has influence. but if the united states doesn't use that influence, then it has no influence. >> reporter: egypt's prime minister knows losing the aid is a possibility. but hopes it won't happen. >> this will be a very bad sign. it will definitely affect the military for some...
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senator john mccain pointed out that the people who want to shut down the government, were not allowed to see how angry the public was during the last government shutdown back in the '90s. diana and john? >> abc's tahman bradley, live in washington for us this morning. thank you. >>> the fbi searching for several more suspects in the kidnapping of an atlanta area teenager. ayvani perez was released. she's back home now after being taken from her home on tuesday. one suspect was arrested after police traced calls he made to her family, asking for a ransom. a second suspect being held on immigration charges may have links to ayvani's mother. >>> a texas appeals court has overturned the money laundering conviction of former congressman, tom delay. the court ruled that the jury did not have enough evidence when they found him guilty of illegally funneling corporate money to republican candidates. delay is a former house majority leader whose nickname was "the hammer." the prosecutors say they will appeal to an even higher court. >>> mexico's government taking some heat for its response to
senator john mccain pointed out that the people who want to shut down the government, were not allowed to see how angry the public was during the last government shutdown back in the '90s. diana and john? >> abc's tahman bradley, live in washington for us this morning. thank you. >>> the fbi searching for several more suspects in the kidnapping of an atlanta area teenager. ayvani perez was released. she's back home now after being taken from her home on tuesday. one suspect was...